Amazona oratrix (Yellow-headed Parrot)

Yellow-headed Parrot

Amazona oratrix Ridgway, R 1887

The yellow-headed amazon, also known as the yellow-headed parrot and double yellow-headed amazon, is an endangered amazon parrot of Mexico and northern Central America. Measuring 38–43 centimetres (15–17 in) in length, it is a stocky short-tailed green parrot with a yellow head. It prefers to live in mangrove forests or forests near rivers or other bodies of water. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the yellow-crowned amazon. It is a popular pet and an excellent talker. Poaching for the international pet trade has driven the species to near-extinction in the wild; around half of all wild-caught birds are thought to die in the process. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Psittacidae
Genus:
   Amazona
Scientific:
  Amazona oratrix

Original description

Citation:
Ridgway, R 1887

Reference:
Man. N. Amer. Birds

Protonym:
Amazona oratrix

Type locality:
Petapa, Oaxaca.)

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7567798

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
C18AAFA8B64AE534

Avibase ID:
avibase-C18AAFA8

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C18AAFA8

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554926

Geographic range:

Amazona oratrix [oratrix or magna]: Trop. Pacific slope of s, ne and Gulf lowlands of Mexico
Amazona oratrix belizensis: Belize
Amazona oratrix hondurensis: N Honduras (Sula Valley)
Amazona auropalliata caribaea: Bay Islands off Honduras (Isla Barbareta and Isla Guanaja)
Amazona auropalliata parvipes: Coastal ne Honduras to ne Nicaragua
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Yellow-headed Parrot
Catalan:
Papagai capgroc
Czech:
amazoňan zlatohlavý
Danish:
Gulhovedet Amazone
German:
Gelbkopfamazone
Spanish:
Amazona cabecigualda
Finnish:
keltapääamatsoni
French:
Amazone à tête jaune
Croatian:
žutoglava amazonka
Hungarian:
sárgafejű amazon
Italian:
Amazzone testagialla
Japanese (romaji):
kibitaiboushiinko
Japanese:
キガシラボウシインコ
Lithuanian:
Geltongalvė papūga
Dutch:
Geelkopamazone
Norwegian:
Gulhodeamazon
Polish:
amazonka żółtogardła
Portuguese:
papagaio-de-cabeça-amarela
Russian:
Желтоголовый амазон
Slovak:
amazoňan žltohlavý
Serbian:
Veliki žutoglavi amazonac
Swedish:
gulhuvad amazon
Ukrainian:
амазон жовтоголовий
Chinese:
双黄头亚马逊鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional):
黃頭亞馬遜鸚哥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 1.52: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 1.53: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Amazona ochrocephala oratrix [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Amazona ochrocephala oratrix [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Amazona oratrix [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Amazona [oratrix or tresmariae] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements: 1 2 3 4

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Belarusian: Жоўтагаловый амазон
Bulgarian: Жълточела амазона
Catalan: Lloro de cap groc, Papagai capgroc
Montenegrin: žutoglavi amazonac, жутоглави амазонац
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): жутоглави амазонац
Czech: amazoňan velký, amazoňan zlatohlavý, amazoňan zlatohlavý [skupina oratrix]
Welsh: Amason penfelyn
Danish: Gulhovedet Amazone
German: Gelbkopfamazone, Gelbkopfamazone [oratrix Gruppe], Gelbkopfamazone [oratrix-Gruppe]
English: Yellow-headed Amazon, Yellow-headed Parrot, Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland)
English, HBW: Yellow-headed Amazon (Mainland)
English (IOC): Yellow-headed Amazon
English (United States): Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland)
Esperanto: Flavkapa amazonpapago
Spanish: Amazona cabeciamarilla, Amazona cabecigualda, Amazona Cabecigualda (continental), Loro Cabeza Amarilla, Loro Cabeza Amarilla (grupo oratrix)
Spanish (Spain): Amazona cabecigualda (continental)
Spanish (HBW): Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland)
Spanish (Mexico): Loro Cabeza Amarilla (grupo oratrix), Loro cabeza-amarilla
Estonian: kuldpea-amatsoonpapagoi
Finnish: keltapääamatsoni
French: Amazone à tête jaune, Amazone à tête jaune (continentale), Amazone à tête jaune (forme continentale), Amazone à tête jaune [oratrix], Azamone à tête jaune
Frisian: Gielkopamazone
Irish: Amasóin cheannbhuí
Galician: Papagaio de cabeza amarela
Croatian: žutoglava amazonka
Hungarian: sárgafejű amazon
Italian: Amazzone testagialla
Japanese (romaji): kibitaiboushiinko, kigashiraboushiinko (oratrix guru-pu)
Japanese: キガシラボウシインコ, キガシラボウシインコ (oratrix グループ), キガシラボウシインコ（oratrix グループ）
Scientific: Amazona ochrocephala oratrix, Amazona oratrix, Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group], Amazona oratrix [oratrix], Amazona oratrix oratrix
Lithuanian: Geltongalvė amazonė, Geltongalvė papūga
Latvian: dzeltengalvas amazone
Maltese: pappagall rasu safra
Dutch: Geelkopamazone, Geelkopamazone (oratrix groep)
Norwegian: Gulhodeamazon, gulhodeamazon (oratrix gr.)
Polish: amazonka żółtogardła, amazonka żółtogardła [gr. oratrix]
Portuguese: papagaio-de-cabeça-amarela
Portuguese (Portugal): papagaio-de-cabeça-amarela [grupo oratrix]
Romanian: Amazona cu cap galben
Russian: Желтоголовый амазон, Желтоголовый амазон [группа oratrix]
Slovak: amazoňan žltohlavý, amazoňan žltohlavý (skup.)
Slovenian: Rumenoglava amazonka
Serbian: Veliki žutoglavi amazonac
Swedish: Gulhuvad amazon, Gulhuvad amazonpapegoja
Turkish: Sarı başlı amazon, Sarı başlı amazon [oratrix grubu]
Ukrainian: амазон жовтоголовий
Chinese: 双黄头亚马逊鹦鹉, 雙黃頭亞馬遜鸚鵡
Chinese (Traditional): 黃頭亞馬遜鸚哥